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Afghanistan Casualties: Military Forces and Civilians

Description: Report collecting statistics from a variety of sources on casualties sustained during Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF), which began on October 7, 2001. OEF actions take place primarily in Afghanistan; however, OEF casualties also includes American casualties in Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Guantanamo Bay (Cuba), Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, the Philippines, Seychelles, Sudan, Tajikistan, Turkey, and Yemen.
Date: January 14, 2011
Creator: Chesser, Susan G.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department

Oral History Interview with John R. Leber, January 15, 1999

Description: Interview with John R. Leber, a Army Air Corps WWII veteran from Wrightsville, Pennsylvania, who flew with the 317th Troop Carrier Squadron in the China-Burma-India Theater. Leber discusses enlisting in the Air Corps, training as an aircraft mechanic and becoming a crew chief, the C-46 and the C-47, deployment to India, flying over the Himalayas, living conditions, and continued service postwar. In appendix are handwritten letters of Leber from his time overseas.
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Date: January 15, 1999
Creator: Marcello, Ronald E. & Leber, John R.
Partner: UNT Oral History Program
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Nuclear Weapons R&D Organizations in Nine Nations

Description: This report describes the organizations controlling research and development (R&D) on nuclear weapons in several nations, and presents a brief history of the organizations controlling nuclear weapons R&D in the United States. It discusses whether these organizations are civilian or military, though in many nations the lines between civilian and military are blurred.
Date: January 25, 2010
Creator: Medalia, Jonathan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones (ROZs), H.R. 1318/H.R. 1886/H.R. 2410 and S. 496: Issues and Arguments

Description: This report discusses legislation related to the Pakistan Enduring Assistance and Cooperation Enhancement Act (H.R. 1886), the Afghanistan-Pakistan Security and Prosperity Enhancement Act (H.R. 1318), and the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011 (H.R. 2410). It also discusses the Afghanistan and Pakistan Reconstruction Opportunity Zones Act (S. 496).
Date: January 22, 2010
Creator: Bolle, Mary Jane
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Script: Mid-East]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: January 12, 1972, 6:30 a.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Pakistan]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: January 1, 1972, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[News Script: Pakistan]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: January 5, 1972, 12:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Pakistan's Nuclear Weapons

Description: This report discusses Pakistan's nuclear arsenal, which probably consists of approximately 110-130 nuclear warheads, although it could have more. Pakistan's nuclear arsenal is widely regarded as designed to dissuade India from taking military action against Pakistan, but Islamabad's expansion of its nuclear arsenal, development of new types of nuclear weapons, and adoption of a doctrine called "full spectrum deterrence" have led to concern about an increased risk of nuclear conflict between Pak… more
Date: January 14, 2016
Creator: Kerr, Paul K. & Nikitin, Mary Beth
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[News Script: Khan]

Description: Script from the WBAP-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, relating a news story.
Date: January 8, 1972, 10:00 p.m.
Creator: WBAP-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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Elicitation of names of insects

Description: Recording of an elicitation of words for insects, etc. The native speaker consultant, Aurangzeb, provides the English prompt while both Aurangzeb and Mohammad Suleman provide the Mankiyali singular and plural forms. Muhammad Suleman is a male teacher who is 36 years old at the time of recording.
Date: January 17, 2021
Duration: 3 minutes 16 seconds
Creator: Aurangzeb
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about a visit

Description: This is a conversation between Atta-ur Rehman (a 37-year old male teacher) and Muhammad Suleman (a 36-year old male teacher) about a visit to Punja Gali, a tourist spot located in district Mansehra of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan.
Date: January 4, 2019
Duration: 8 minutes 50 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about a visit

Description: This is a conversation between Atta-ur Rehman (a 37-year old male teacher) and Muhammad Suleman (a 36-year old male teacher) about a visit to Punja Gali, a tourist spot located in district Mansehra of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in Pakistan.
Date: January 4, 2019
Duration: 7 minutes 36 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about a visit to Kashmir

Description: This is a conversation between Naik Muhammad (a 42-year old male driver) and Muhammad Awaiz (a 32-year old male government servant) about Naik Muhammad's recent visit to Kashmir.
Date: January 10, 2019
Duration: 9 minutes 13 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Conversation about a visit to Kashmir

Description: This is a conversation between Naik Muhammad (a 42-year old male driver) and Muhammad Awaiz (a 32-year old male government servant) about Naik Muhammad's recent visit to Kashmir.
Date: January 10, 2019
Duration: 9 minutes 03 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the story of greed is curse

Description: This is a retelling of the story of three friends by Naik Muhammad (a 42-year old male) with Muhammad Awaiz (a 32-year old male) as the listener. In this story, the three friends once found some money and decided to divide it among themselves. However, each one of them was trying to cheat the others. Finally, no one gets the money and all three end up dead.
Date: January 20, 2019
Duration: 5 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the story of greed is curse

Description: This is a retelling of the story of three friends by Naik Muhammad (a 42-year old male) with Muhammad Awaiz (a 32-year old male) as the listener. In this story, the three friends once found some money and decided to divide it among themselves. However, each one of them was trying to cheat the others. Finally, no one gets the money and all three end up dead.
Date: January 20, 2019
Duration: 3 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Monologue about a woman and two kidnappers

Description: This is a monologue by Khurshaid Bibi (a 50-year old female) about a woman who lives with her two daughters. One day two men come to the said woman's home at night and try to kidnap her. She kills the kidnappers and gets a prize the next day.
Date: January 29, 2019
Duration: 2 minutes 19 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Monologue about a woman and two kidnappers

Description: This is a monologue by Khurshaid Bibi (a 50-year old female) about a woman who lives with her two daughters. One day two men come to the said woman's home at night and try to kidnap her. She kills the kidnappers and gets a prize the next day.
Date: January 29, 2019
Duration: 1 minute 58 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the story of a witty man

Description: This is a traditional story which involves a descriptive riddle about a witty man who needs to take a lion, a goat and a load of leaves across a river. The caveat is that the man cannot take all three in one go. (Note: the narrator inadvertently refers to the goat as a jackal in the beginning). In this recording, the speaker Naik Muhammad (a 42-year old male speaker who works as a driver) is addressing Muhammad Awaiz (a 31-year old male government servant).
Date: January 20, 2019
Duration: 5 minutes 21 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the story of a witty man

Description: This is a traditional story which involves a descriptive riddle about a witty man who needs to take a lion, a goat and a load of leaves across a river. The caveat is that the man cannot take all three in one go. (Note: the narrator inadvertently refers to the goat as a jackal in the beginning). In this recording, the speaker Naik Muhammad (a 42-year old male speaker who works as a driver) is addressing Muhammad Awaiz (a 31-year old male government servant).
Date: January 20, 2019
Duration: 3 minutes 48 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the story of seven brothers and a sister

Description: This is a retelling of the story about seven brothers and their sister by Muhammad Awaiz (a 32-year old government servant) with Naik Muhammad (a 42-year old male) as the listener. In this story, the brothers get separated from their sister and the latter is searching for them. The sister finds her lost brothers in a forest but the brothers cannot recognise her and each one of them wants to marry her. When the sister lets them know that she was their sister, they drop the idea of marrying her.
Date: January 10, 2019
Duration: 11 minutes 06 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information

Retelling of the story of seven brothers and a sister

Description: This is a retelling of the story about seven brothers and their sister by Muhammad Awaiz (a 32-year old government servant) with Naik Muhammad (a 42-year old male) as the listener. In this story, the brothers get separated from their sister and the latter is searching for them. The sister finds her lost brothers in a forest but the brothers cannot recognise her and each one of them wants to marry her. When the sister lets them know that she was their sister, they drop the idea of marrying her.
Date: January 10, 2019
Duration: 11 minutes 18 seconds
Creator: Anjum, Uzma
Partner: UNT College of Information
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Pakistan: U.S. Foreign Aid Conditions, Restrictions, and Reporting Requirements

Description: This report provides a comprehensive list of existing laws and pending legislation containing conditions, limitations, and reporting requirements for U.S. foreign assistance to Pakistan. It will track the debate on this topic and resulting changes.
Date: January 5, 2012
Creator: Epstein, Susan B. & Kronstadt, K. Alan
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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